Shoe-maker s tool



(No Model.)

S. BENSON. SHOE MAKERS TOOL.

No. 451,019; l Patented/Mar. 28,1891.

UivrTnn STATES PATENT Ottica.

SIVERT BENSON, OF SPRING VALLEY, MINNESOTA.

SHOE-MAKERS TOOL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 451,019, dated April 28, 1891.

l Application filed November 24:, 1890. Serialv No. 372,487- (No model-l To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, SIVERT BENSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Spring Valley, in the county of Fillmore and State of Minnesota, have invented a new and useful Shoe-Making Tool, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is an improvement in tools which are designed primarily for the use of shoe-makers, shoe-dealers, and others, and

' has for its prime object to provide a tool which will enable the user to extract or cut nails, pegs, or other projections from the interior of shoes, boots, or similar articles; and, furthermore, the object is to provide a tool which will be simple of construction, durable in use, and cheap of manufacture.

W'ith these objects in view the invention resides in the various novel details of construction and in the combination of parts hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings in which I have illustrated my invention, and in which like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts, Figure l is a side elevation showing the tool operatively appliedto the insole of a shoe to extract a peg therein, the side of the shoe having been partially broken away for the purpose of showing the same. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section of the tool, and Fig. 3 is a sectional view showing in detail some of the parts.

In the drawings, the letter A designates a section of the tool which is composed of the curved bar a', the handle a', and the ear a2, intermediate the two.

The letter B designates the opposite section of the tool, and is composed of two parts, the curved barb and the handle b', having upon its inner end the ear b2 and the pivot bs. The bar b is normally connected to the handle b in a manner to be described.

A leaf-spring C is located between the handles, having one of its ends attached to one of the handles, by preference a', and its free end pressing the other handle away from the handle to which it is attached.

The curved bar a has upon its outer end a jaw as, and the curved bar b has on its outer end the depending` jaw b3, which is made to correspond with the jaw as and close up against the sanie. This same curved bar b is attached to the curved bar a by means of the screws or rivets a4, which pass through the slots b4 in the curved bar b and have their Shanks fastened in the curved bar a. At the inner end the curved bar l) is provided with the arcshaped extension b5, having on its end the lug b, which is adapted to fit into a depression t7 in the upper portion of the ear b2.

It will be seen from the foregoing description that the slotted and the pivotal connections between the parts will allow the spring O to keep the jaws a3 andb normally separated, and that by closing the handles the said jaws will be brought together with great force.

It often happens that great trouble is occasioned the wearer and the maker ofa shoe by a peg or nail which is so situated within the same that it cannot be reached by any ordinary tool, and not infrequently fine shoes are ruined by having improper instruments scraped about their soles for the purpose of removing pegs, nails, or other projections within them.

By the use ofV my improved shoe-makers tool it will be obvious that not only is the shoe saved from accidental injury by the slipping of any sharp or improper instrument which might be used, but the peg or other obstruction will be more easily and effectually removed, thereby saving not only the shoe itself, but also the patience and the labor of the shoe-maker. It is to be noticed that bythe accuracy with which this tool will extract nails and pegs from the interior of the shoe, thereby preserving` the smooth surface of the same, the comfort of the wearer will not be disturbed by such imperfections in the shoe, as was the case formerly.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a shoe-makers tool, the combination of the curved bars having corresponding jaws upon their outer ends, the said bars being connected by means of rivets passing through slots in one of the bars into the other bar, and handles upon the inner ends of the bars, substantially as set forth.

2. In a shoe-makers tool, the combination IOO of the curved bars having1 corresponding jaws upon their outer ends, the said bars being` connected by means or' rivets or screws passing through slots in one of the bars into the other bar, and one of the bars being provided with a rigid handle and the other bar being suitably Connected to a handle pivoted to the said rigid handle, whereby the opening and Closing of the handles will cause the slotted curved bar to reciprocate along the length oi the other eurved bar, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a shoe-makers tool7 the combination of the section A with the section B and the leaf-spring C between the two, the said section Y, A consisting of the Curved bar a, the handle a', and the ear a2 intermediate the two, and the sections B Consisting,` of the curved bar ZJ, the handle b', having upon its inner end the ear b2, and the pivot hs, and the curved bar being' attached to the curved bar a by means ot' the rivets a4 passing through the slots h4, and the Curved bar b having the are extension b5 and a lug 116, tting in the depression hf in the ear b2, as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

Y YSIVERT BENSON.

W. Il. KELLOGG,

J. I). IJEAsE. 

